San Lorenzo Valley Post

08/06/2025

Looks like warmer weather is on the way across the state. Be aware of a considerable uptick in wildfire activity.

08/06/2025

Meet the new owners of the Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn - brother and sister Teddy Miller and Ginny Miller and operations partner Gavin Parsons.

Aug. 5—A telling moment unfolds spontaneously on a mellow summer afternoon at Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn, as a couple staying in one of the nine rooms upstairs asks if there is a place to hang their clothes. New co-owner Ginny Miller smiles, thanks them, and reappears with a metal grid t...

08/03/2025

MORNING UPDATE: The Boulder Creek wildland fire was contained around 3:00 am at .24 acres. . A GoFundMe has been set up for the family at gofundme.com/f/aid-mimi-raff-pets-and-home-lost-in-fire

Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Tressel Pass Road with Ben Lomond Volunteer Fire Dept, Felton Fire Protection District, Scotts Valley Fire District, Santa Cruz Fire Department, CAL FIRE CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, AMR, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Cal Trans, and PG&E. While the structure was lost, crews prevented the fire from spreading to neighboring property and woodlands.

08/02/2025

Santa Cruz Mountains stargazers, your August astrology forecast is here! From a fiery Leo season to an Aquarius Full Moon, Catie Cadge's astrological reading brings cosmic joy and inspiration.

https://slvpost.com/summer-fun-and-joy/

Explore August astrology in Santa Cruz with Catie Cadge! From Leo season to Aquarius Full Moon, find joy and inspiration in our cosmic guide.

07/31/2025

Here's the weekend roundup of live music and entertainment for Thursday, July 31 through Sunday, August 3! 🎷🎸💃

https://slvpost.com/santa-cruz-county-live-music-weekend-roundup-august-1-3/

~ Thursday, July 31 ~

🎶 Dan Frechette
Jack O’ Neill Restaurant & Lounge
Thursday, July 31 | 3:00 - 6:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

🎶 Bill Bortin and Jerry Best
Dos Pescados
Thursday, July 31 | 4:00 - 6:00
21 Seascape Village, Aptos

🎶 Open Mic
California Coffee
Thursdays | 5:00 - 7:00
9105 Soquel Dr., Aptos

🎶 Whiskey Hill Billies
Alice’s Restaurant
Thursday, July 31 | 5:00 - 7:30
17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside

🎶 Live Music
Whale City Bakery
Thursdays | 5:00 - 8:00
7941 Soquel Dr, Aptos

🎶 Matt Masih & The Messengers BBQ Beach Party
The Crow's Nest on the Beach
Thursday, July 31 | 5:30
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

🎶 Lloyd Whitley Blues
Whale City Bakery & Cafe
Thursday, July 31 | 5:30 - 8:00
490 CA-1, Davenport

🎶 Renata Bratt Jazz
Chaminade Resort & Spa
Thursday, July 31 | 5:30 - 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

🎶 Vinny Johnson & Leroy Rick Hoornbeck Blues
Mission Street BBQ
Thursday, July 31 | 6:00 - 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

🎶 The Joint Chiefs
Bargetto Winery
Thursday, July 31 | 6:00 - 8:00
3535 N Main St, Soquel

🎶 Billy Reese
Davenport Roadhouse
Thursdays | 6:00 - 8:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

🎶 Back Porch Boys Blues
Aptos Street BBQ
Thursdays | 6:00 – 8:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

🎶 Medicine Road
Shanty Shack Brewing
Thursday, July 31 | 6:00 - 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Ripatti & Rose
Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Thursday, July 31 | 6:00 - 9:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

🎶 Odder + Autoignition + Two Story House
Eclypso + Luck Fever
SubRosa Community Space
Thursday, July 31 | 6:30 - 10:00
703 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz
$10 Door | notaflof

🎶 Spirit of ‘75 Series: Ashwin Batish – Sitar Power
Kuumbwa Jazz
Thursday, July 31 | 7:00
320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz
Tix: kuumbwajazz

🎶 Java Jam Bluegrass Showcase🪕
Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company
Thursdays | 7:00 - 9:00
101 W Main St., Los Gatos

🧐 Tacos & Trivia w/ Guest Host Ryan Manning
El Vaquero Winery
Thursdays | 7:00 - 9:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville
Reservations: (831) 607-8118 | elvaquerowinery
Chubby’s Tacos Food Truck

🎤 Karaoke w/ Kurt Montgomery
Henflings Tavern
Thursdays | 7:30 - 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🎤 Karaoke
Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Thursdays | 7:30 - 11:30
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

🎶 Rayland Baxter & Langhorne Slim
Moe’s Alley
Thursday, July 31 | 8:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz
Tix: moesalley

🎶 Music and Lyrics by John Morris
The Crepe Place Garden Stage
Thursday, July 31 | 8:00
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

🎶 Billy Martini
Colonnade Stage, Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Thursday, July 31 | 8:30 - 9:30
400 Beach St., Santa Cruz

🏋️ MicroWrestling
The Catalyst Club
Thursday, July 31 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz
Tix: catalystclub

~ Friday, August 1 ~

🎷 Jazz at the Library
Santa Cruz Public Library
Friday, August 1 | 12:00 - 1:00
224 Church St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Postman Jack & The Special Deliveries
San Gregorio General Store
Friday, August 1 | 5:00 - 7:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

🎶 Mike Ofiesh
Alice’s Restaurant
Friday, August 1| 5:00 - 7:30
17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside

🎶 Alwa Gordon / Silvandgold & Friends
Midtown Fridays Summer Block Party
Friday, August 1 | 5:00 - 8:30
1111 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

🎶 The Linkhorns + Art by Melinda Jones
First Friday at Lille Aeske Arthouse
Friday, August 1 | 5:00 - 9:00
13160 Central Ave, Boulder Creek

🍓 Watsonville Strawberry Festival Kickoff Party & Carnival
Watsonville Plaza
Friday, August 1 | 5:00 - 9:00
350 Main St, Watsonville
watsonville.gov

🎶 Debralee Darling & Her Brad Habit
Kissed by an Angel Wines
Friday, August 1 | 5:30 - 6:30
75 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley

🎶 Local Honey
Discretion Brewing
Friday, August 1 | 5:30 - 7:30
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

🎶 Jimmy Dillon of the Robert Cray Band
Chaminade Resort & Spa
Friday, August 1 | 5:30 - 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

🎶 Vintage Point
Steel Bonnet Brewing
Friday, August 1 | 6:00 - 8:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley
Scrumptious Fish & Chips Food Truck

🎶 Live Blues
Aptos Street BBQ
Nightly | 6:00 - 8:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

🎶 Lloyd Whitley Blues Trio
Mission Street BBQ
Fridays | 6:00 - 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Victor Ohana Family Band
Pono Hawaiian Grill
Friday, August 1 | 6:00 - 8:30
120 Union St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Rev & Renwick Trio
Aroma Restaurant
Friday, August 1 | 6:00 - 9:00
9600 Highway 9, Ben Lomond
Reservations: (831) 609-6596

🎶 Fusion Cuisine
Shanty Shack Brewing
Friday, August 1 | 6:00 - 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Andy Fuhrman
Davenport Roadhouse
Friday, August 1 | 6:00 - 9:00
1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

🎶 The Puffball Collective
Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Friday, August 1 | 7:00 - 10:00
119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

🎶 The Swag Tones
Vino by the Sea
Friday, August 1 | 7:00 - 10:00
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

🎶 Jive Machine
Abbott Square Market
Friday, August 1 | 7:00 - 10:00
118 Cooper St, Santa Cruz

🎶 Haz Bin
The Cats Los Gatos
Friday, August 1 | 7:00 - 10:00
17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

🎶 B-Movie Kings
Sevy’s at Seacliff Inn
Friday, August 1 | 7:00 - 10:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

🎶 Spun w/ Ted Welty
The Lounge at Brookdale Lodge
Friday, August 1 | 7:00 - 10:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

🎶 Lynyrd Skynyrd + Nick Tyrrel
The Mountain Winery
Friday, August 1 | 7:30
14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga
Tix: mountainwinery

🎶 Surf Trash + The Happy Return
The Catalyst Club Atrium
Friday, August 1 | 7:30
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz
Tix: catalystclub

🎶 Cas Haley w/ Eureka Sound
Felton Music Hall
Friday, August 1 | 8:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton
Tix: feltonmusichall

🎶 Andy Pankakes + Pure Maple + Cement Ship
The Crepe Place
Friday, August 1 | 8:00
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
$10 Door

🎶 Ken Margolis Band
Henflings Tavern
Friday, August 1 | 8:00 - 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🎶 Vito and Friends
Joe's Bar
Friday, August 1 | 8:30 - 11:55
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

🎶 Little Big Band
The Crow's Nest
Friday, August 1 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz
$7 Door

🎶 Random Rab w/ Nisene
Moe’s Alley
Friday, August 1 | 9:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz
Tix: moesalley

📽️ FREE Movies on the Beach
Friday Nights | 9:00
Santa Cruz Main Beach
August 1: Despicable Me 4

Red40 + Songs for Sabotage + The Kill Poets
The Jury Room
Friday, August 1 | 9:00
712 Ocean St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Funk the First All Vinyl DJs
The Blue Lagoon
Friday, August 1 | 9:30
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

~ Saturday, August 2 ~

🎶 The NAPsters
San Gregorio General Store
Saturday, August 2 | 11:00 - 1:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

🎶 Claddagh Duo
Loma Mar Outpost
Saturday, August 2 12:00 - 2:00
8150 Pescadero Creek Rd, Loma Mar

🎶 Vino & Vinyl: I Want My 80’s w/ DJ EZ DUZIT
The Mountain Winery in Adele's Garden
Saturday, August 2 | 12:00 - 3:00
14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga
Tix: mountainwinery

🍓 Watsonville Strawberry Festival
Watsonville Plaza
Saturday, August 2 | 12:00 - 5:00
350 Main St, Watsonville
watsonville.gov/1117/Watsonville-Strawberry-Festival

🎶 Live Blues
Aptos Street BBQ
Saturdays | 1:00 – 4:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

🎶 Dafunkus
Highway 1 Brewing
Saturday, August 2 | 1:00 - 4:00
5720 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero

🍺 Santa Cruz Mountains Brewfest
Roaring Camp Railroads
Saturday, August 2 | 1:00 - 9:00
The Brothers Comatose + Poor Man's Whiskey + Wolf Jett
Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours w/ Patti Maxine
Bad Maps + Sweet Sally + VIP Tasting Train w/ Wild Iris
5401 Graham Hill Rd., Felton
Tix: scmbrewgrass

🎶 Peter Filice
Cooper-Garrod Vineyards at Garrod Farms
Saturday, August 2 | 2:00 - 4:00
22645 Garrod Rd, Saratoga
Reservations: gerrodfarms

🎶 The Whiskey Hill Billies
San Gregorio General Store
Saturday, August 2 | 2:00 - 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

🎶 Vinny & Leroy Blues
BrewTopia
Saturday, August 2 | 2:00 - 5:00
115 San Jose Ave, Ste H, Capitola

🎶 Bob Burnett
MJA Vineyards Westside Tasting Room
Saturdays | 3:30 - 6:30
Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

🎶 FeFe Party All Metal Celebration of Life & Benefit for Papa Chulo Felix
Ten Bands Including Pop Bottle Bombers Reunion
The Blue Lagoon
Saturday, August 2 | 4:00
923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz
$10 Door

🎶 The Swag Tones
Kissed by an Angel Wines
Saturday, August 2 | 4:00 - 6:30
75 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley

🎶 The Fangers
Stockwell Cellars
Saturday, August 2 | 4:00 - 7:00
1100 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz

🎶 Kerry Sheepdogs Celtic
Steel Bonnet Brewing
Saturday, August 2 | 5:00 - 7:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley
Sleight of Hand Pizza Food Truck

🎶 Poi Rogers + Animal Shelter Benefit
El Vaquero Winery
Saturday, August 2 | 5:00 - 8:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville
Reservations: (831) 607-8118 | elvaquerowinery
$10 Cover | Food Truck

🎶 Chris Lynch
Discretion Brewing
Saturday, August 2 | 5:30 - 7:30
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

🎶 Mojo Mix Blues
Aptos Street BBQ
Saturdays | Sundays | Wednesdays | 6:00 - 8:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

🎶 Live Blues
Mission Street BBQ
Saturdays | 6:00 - 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

🎶 7th Wave
Capitola Wine Bar and Merchants
Saturday, August 2 | 6:00 - 9:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

🎶 John Michael Band
Pono Hawaiian Grill
Saturday, August 2 | 6:00 - 9:00
120 Union St., Santa Cruz

🎶 DJ Clay Bandy
Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards
Saturday, August 2 | 6:00 - 9:00
23600 Congress Springs Rd, Saratoga
Doors 5:30 | $20 Cover Non-Memebers

🎶 Joe Leonard Jazz Trio
Aroma Restaurant
Saturday, August 2 | 6:00 - 9:00
9600 Highway 9, Ben Lomond
Reservations: (831) 609-6596

🎶 7th Wave
Capitola Wine Bar and Merchants
Saturday, August 2 | 6:00 - 9:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

🎶 Rick Springfield + John Waite, Wang Chung & Paul Young
The Mountain Winery
Saturday, August 2 | 7:00 | Doors 5:00
14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga
Tix: mountainwinery

🎶 Aza
Abbott Square Market
Saturday, August 2 | 7:00 - 10:00
118 Cooper St, Santa Cruz

🎶 Santa Cruda
Sevy’s at Seacliff Inn
Saturday, August 2 | 7:00 - 10:00
7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

🎶 Chicago Bill & The Next Blues Band
The Lounge at Brookdale Lodge
Saturday, August 2 | 7:00 - 10:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

🎶 Dying Suns + Mutt + Brother M
The Crepe Place
Saturday, August 2 | 8:00
1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz
$10 Door

🎶 Morillo + Drmwvr + Chloe Duran
Felton Music Hall
Saturday, August 2 | 8:00
6275 Highway 9, Felton
Tix: feltonmusichall

🎶 Hard Drive Band
Henflings Tavern
Saturday, August 2 | 8:00 - 11:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🎶 Fossil Farm
Joe's Bar
Saturday, August 2 | 8:30 - 11:55
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

🎶 Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra
Jesse Wagner w/ The Bracers
Moe’s Alley
Saturday, August 2 | 9:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz
Tix: moesalley

🎶 Bluebucksclan + 1100 Himself + Mitchell
The Catalyst Club
Saturday, August 2 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz
Tix: catalystclub

🎶 Fishhook
The Crow's Nest
Saturday, August 2 | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz
$8 Door

🎶 Karaoke
Hold Fast Lounge
Saturdays | 9:00
529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

🎶 Touch’d Too Much
The Sand Bar
Saturday, August 2 | 9:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

~ Sunday, August 3 ~

🎶 WoodMill Trio w/ Dave Miller, Sean Woodward & Paul Stevens
Wee Kirk Farmers Market
Sunday, August 3 | 9:00 - 1:00
9500 Central Ave., Ben Lomond

🎶 Norton Money
San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, August 3 | 11:00 - 1:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

🎶 Paperback Ryders + Native Outlaw BBQ
The Lounge at Brookdale Lodge
Sunday, August 3 | 12:00 - 3:00
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale

🍓 Watsonville Strawberry Festival
Watsonville Plaza
Sunday, August 3 | 12:00 - 5:00
350 Main St, Watsonville
watsonville.gov/1117/Watsonville-Strawberry-Festival

🎶 John Michael Sings Sinatra
BrewTopia
Sundays | 1:00 - 4:00
115 San Jose Ave, Ste H, Capitola

🎶 The Trolley Drops
Abbott Square Market
Sunday, August 3 | 1:00 - 4:00
118 Cooper St, Santa Cruz

🎶 Eden Edell
Cooper-Garrod Vineyards at Garrod Farms
Sunday, August 3 | 2:00 - 4:00
22645 Garrod Rd, Saratoga
Reservations: gerrodfarms

🎶 Joe Leonard Jazz Trio
Silver Mountain Vineyards 🍷
Sunday, August 3 | 2:00 - 4:00
269 Silver Mountain Dr., Miller Cutoff, Los Gatos

🎶 Ticket to the Limit
San Gregorio General Store
Sunday, August 3 | 2:00 - 5:00
7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio

🎶 Reggae on the Roof
Bruno’s Bar and Grill
Sunday, August 3 | 2:00 - 5:00
230 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley

🎶 Andy Fuhrman & Friends
MJA Vineyards Westside Tasting Room
Sundays | 2:30 - 5:30
Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

🎶 The Back Porch Boys Blues
Discretion Brewing
Sunday, August 3 | 3:00 - 5:00
2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel

🪕🎶 Bluegrass Jam
The Crepe Place Garden
Sundays | 3:00 - 5:30
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

🎶 Yuko Uno
Joe's Bar
Sunday, August 3 | 4:00 - 7:00
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

🎶 Ken Margolis & Friends
Shanty Shack Brewing
Sunday, August 3 | 4:00 - 7:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Jeffrey Halford & The Healers
El Vaquero Winery
Sunday, August 3 | 4:00 - 7:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville
Reservations: (831) 607-8118 | elvaquerowinery
$10 Cover | Food Truck

🎶 Ten O’ Clock Lunch Band
Vino by the Sea
Sunday, August 3 | 4:00 - 7:00
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

🎶 Lloyd Whitley Blues Trio
Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
Sundays | 4:30 - 7:00
402 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Wolf Jett
Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn
Sunday, August 3 | 5:00 - 7:00
110 E. Main Street

🎶 Sunday Pro Jam w/ Host Eddie Hayes
Henflings Tavern
Sunday, August 3 | 5:00 - 9:00
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🎶 Live Blues
Mission Street BBQ
Sundays | 6:00 - 8:00
1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Mark Van Haren
The Cats Los Gatos
Sunday, August 3 | 6:00 - 8:30
17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

🎶 No Grateful Sundays This Week✌️☮️
The Crepe Place Garden
Sundays | 6:00 - 9:00
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

🤣 Open Mic Comedy
Shanty Shack
Sundays | 7:00 - 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Don Caruth Open Pro Jam
The Sand Bar
Sunday, August 3 | 8:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

🎻 Primus
Quarry Amphitheater UCSC
Sunday, August 3 | 8:00
1156 High St, Santa Cruz
Tix: ticketweb

💃 DJ Dance Party
Colonnade Stage, Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Saturdays & Sundays | 8:30 - 9:30
400 Beach St., Santa Cruz

🤣 Comedy Night
The Crow's Nest
Sundays | 9:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz
$10 Door

💀 ::THE BOX:: Darkwave Dance Party
The Blue Lagoon
Sundays | 9:30
923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

~ Hot Ticket Alert ~

🎻 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Through August 8
711 Center St, Santa Cruz
Tix: cabrillomusic.org

🎭 Santa Cruz Shakespeare
Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park
Through August 31
501 Upper Park Road, Santa Cruz
Tix: santacruzshakespeare.org

🎻 31st Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
San Benito Historical Park
August 7 - 10 | Camping, Jamming, Multiple Bands
8300 Airline Hwy, Tres Pinos
Tix: ncbs.us/events/gof/gof-tickets

🎻 KBCZ Music Festival
Ripatti Rose Band + Ancestree + Billy Reese Band + The Swag Tones
Saturday, August 9 | 1:00 - 7:00
Garrahan Park, Boulder Creek
Info: kbcz.org

🎶 Damian "Jr. Gong" & Stephen Marley w/ J BOOG
Quarry Amphitheater UCSC
Thursday, August 14 | 7:00
1156 High St, Santa Cruz
Tix: ticketweb

🪕 Santa Cruz Jug Band Festival
The Rivertown Skifflers + The Trolley Drops + Quake City Jug Band + Washboard Rhythm Co
Abbott Square Market
Sunday, August 17 | 11:00 - 5:00
118 Cooper St., Santa Cruz

🎶 The Roots and The Soul Rebels Ft. Goapele
Quarry Amphitheater UCSC
Thursday, August 28 | 7:00
1156 High St, Santa Cruz
Tix: ticketweb

🎻🍷 Bonny Doon Art & Wine Festival
Velour + Lefty Rosa + Bonny Ukes of Doon + More
Saturday, September 6 | 2:00 - 7:00
Crest Ranch
12200 Empire Grade, Bonny Doon
Tix: bonnydoonartandwinefestival

🎶 Young the Giant w/ Cassandra Coleman
Quarry Amphitheater UCSC
Tuesday, September 9 | 7:00
1156 High St, Santa Cruz
Tix: ticketweb

🎻🍷 Ripatti Rose Band
Lester Estate Wines 🍷
Sunday, October 5 | 2:00
2000 Pleasant Valley Rd., Aptos
Reservations: lesterestatewines

💀🎃 China Cats Halloween Spooktacular
Grateful Dead Dance Party
Santa Cruz Vets Hall
Friday, October 31 | 8:00 - 11:00
Tix: mountainmusicproductions

~ The SLV Post Weekend Roundup of Music ~

The roundup of live music is compiled by Julie Horner for the San Lorenzo Valley Post newspaper and is posted on Facebook: and on the SLV Post’s website: https://slvpost.com/category/live-music/

See something we missed? Add your event to the comments. Or drop your event on the Santa Cruz Mountains Entertainment News Facebook group: | Email: julie@slvpost

07/31/2025

Connie Moreno-Peraza Named New Director of Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency

The County of Santa Cruz has appointed Connie Moreno-Peraza, MSW, LCSW, as the new Director of the Health Services Agency (HSA), effective September 1, 2025. A seasoned health care leader with a career spanning multiple California counties, Moreno-Peraza brings expertise in behavioral health, equity-focused care, and public sector innovation.

The County of Santa Cruz has appointed Connie Moreno-Peraza, MSW, LCSW, as the new Director of the Health Services Agency (HSA), effective September 1, 2025. A seasoned health care leader with a career spanning multiple California counties, Moreno-Peraza brings expertise in behavioral health, equity...

07/31/2025

Making your community wildfire resilient - a podcast from Chris Neklason and California Local. Check out the discussion around national, state and community programs and best practices for making your community resilient against

In our inaugural podcast, we discuss the national, state and community programs and best practices for making your community resilient against .You ...

07/30/2025

This fall, construction is expected to start on a sidewalk on Highway 9 between Graham Hill Road and San Lorenzo Valley High School. It’s part of a four-year process of safety upgrades for walking and biking on the highway in Felton. (From Santa Cruz Local)

Sidewalk construction is expected to start this fall on Highway 9 north of Graham Hill Road. (Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo – Santa Cruz Local) Help shape Santa Cruz Local’s reporting on bike and pedestrian safety. Editor’s note: This story is part of a series on cyclist and pedestrian safety i...

07/30/2025

Important and timely message from the Sheriff's Office
🚨 HIGHWAY 9 IS NOT A RACETRACK! 🚨
Deputies, along with neighboring law enforcement, are out in force cracking down hard with zero tolerance for speeding and dangerous riding.

07/30/2025

UPDATE: The tsunami warning has been called off.
The U.S. National Weather Service continues to see fluctuations greater than a foot along our coast. Therefore, the Tsunami Advisory remains in effect until further notice.

07/29/2025

Baseball fans and history buffs alike are invited to step back in time on Saturday, August 2, when Santa Cruz Seals team up with the Bay Area Vintage Base Ball League for a one-of-a-kind, 3-game exhibition and community fundraiser. The event will take place at Harvey West Park, Field #6, and promises a fun-filled afternoon of 19th-century baseball, local flavor, and support for youth sports.

Experience vintage baseball in Santa Cruz! Join the community for a fun, historical event with 19th-century games. Details at SLV Post.

07/29/2025

Valley Churches United announces the retirement of Lynn Robinson.

"After a decade of service as the Executive Director of Valley Churches United, Lynn Robinson has announced that she will be retiring from that position this fall. During her tenure at the nonprofit year-round food pantry, Lynn valued the very important work of providing support to underserved community members throughout San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon." Click to read more. Very best wishes, Lynn, and thank you for your dedication!

VALLEY CHURCHES UNITED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LYNN ROBINSON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

After a decade of service as the Executive Director of Valley Churches United, Lynn Robinson has announced that she will be retiring from that position this fall. During her tenure at the nonprofit year-round food pantry, Lynn valued the very important work of providing support to underserved community members throughout San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon. Following the vision of Valley Churches United’s founder, Annette Marcum, Lynn focused on keeping Valley Churches United prosperous year after year. Thus, enabling the organization to be able to meet the needs of local residents.

Lynn prioritized the financial strength of Valley Churches United to ensure that the organization had the ability to respond to community needs, which have been very challenging this past decade. Without any direct government support, she guided the strong financial position that Valley Churches has maintained through engaging donors throughout the year. Under Lynn’s leadership there was never a closure of services during the Covid pandemic or the devastating CZU fires, which directly impacted hundreds of clients immensely. Even during the evacuation weeks of the fire, Valley Churches United relocated in order to keep providing the desperately needed support for clients. Several severe storms occurred in 2023 and 2024, and Valley Churches remained open and responded to many local residents needing disaster assistance. Since March of 2020, Lynn has overseen more than $1,002,000 in CZU fire and storm disaster aid support for clients.
In keeping with Valley Churches United’s goal of bridging the gap in times of crisis by providing assistance to local residents, thus promoting stability, self-sufficiency and hope, Lynn has helped provide $420,000 in emergency housing assistance throughout her decade of reviewing client assistance cases.

“I often mention that I have this wonderful job of gratitude because I get to experience the full circle of gratitude each and every day at work”, says Lynn. “From our financial donors that are grateful for the many ways we help our clients, to our incredible volunteers that show their gratitude by all the service they give, and then the gratitude we experience directly from our clients when they need a ‘hand up’ during a challenging time, Valley Churches has an amazing legacy thanks to all the incredible support of the community and I have been so fortunate this past decade to be a part of this full circle of gratitude!”